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Note Both the default username and password are cisco. You were prompted to change the password during sensor initialization. After you launch IDM, is it not necessary for this window to remain open. Although the sensor functions without the license key, you must have a license key to obtain signature updates. To obtain a license key, you must have the following:.

Trial license keys are also available. If you cannot get your sensor licensed because of problems with your contract, you can obtain a day trial license that supports signature updates that require licensing. You can obtain a license key from the Cisco. Or, you can update the license key from a license key provided in a local file. If you already have a valid license on the sensor, you can click Download on the License pane to download a copy of your license key to the computer that IDM or IME is running on and save it to a local file.

You can then replace a lost or corrupted license, or reinstall your license after you have reimaged the sensor. If you have a direct relationship with Cisco Systems, contact your account manager or service account manager to purchase the Cisco Services for IPS service contract. If you do not have a direct relationship with Cisco Systems, you can purchase the service account from a one-tier or two-tier partner.

After you have the Cisco Services for IPS service contract, you must also have your product serial number to apply for the license key. This section describes how to obtain and install the license key, and contains the following topics:. Note In addition to a valid Cisco. The Licensing pane displays the status of the current license. If you have already installed your license, you can click Download to save it if needed. Step 3 Obtain a license key by doing one of the following:.

This is the default method. Go to Step 4. To use this option, you must apply for a license key at this URL: www. This option is useful if your computer cannot access Cisco. Go to Step 7. The Status dialog box informs you that the sensor is trying to connect to Cisco. An Information dialog box confirms that the license key has been updated. Step 5 Click OK. Step 6 Go to www. Step 7 Fill in the required fields. Your license key will be sent to the e-mail address you specified.

Step 12 In the Local File Path field, specify the path to the license file or click Browse Local to browse to the file. Step 13 Browse to the license file and click Open. Step 14 Click Update License. Note You cannot install an older license key over a newer license key.

Step 1 Apply for the license key at this URL: www. Step 2 Fill in the required fields. Note You must have the correct IPS device serial number because the license key only functions on the device with that number.

Step 4 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges. Step 5 Copy the license key to the sensor. Step 6 Verify the sensor is licensed.

Step 7 Copy your license key from a sensor to a server to keep a backup copy of the license. Note You can use IME 6. Some of the new IME functionality including health monitoring is not supported. All alert database and user settings are preserved. The installation program then stops. The installer spawns a command shell application that may trigger your host-based detection software, which causes the installation to fail.

Step 1 From the Download Software site on Cisco. Step 2 Double-click the executable file. Acknowledge the warning, and exit installation. Step 4 Accept the license agreement and click Next. Note The first time you start IME, you are prompted to set up a password. To migrate IEV 5. Step 1 From IEV 5. Step 2 Enter the file name and select the table s. Step 3 Click OK.

The events in the selected table s are exported to the specified local file. Step 2 Select the file exported from IEV 5. The contents of the selected file are imported in to IME. The following restrictions and limitations apply to Cisco IPS 6. You can disable it using the no password cisco command, but you cannot remove it. To use the no password cisco command, there must be another administrator account on the sensor.

Removing the cisco account through the service account is not supported. If you remove the cisco account through the service account, the sensor most likely will not boot up, so to recover the sensor you must reinstall the sensor system image. If you try to modify and save configuration changes before the process is complete, you receive an error message.

If a signature is configured with a block or rate limit event action and is triggered by IPv6 traffic, an alert is generated but the action is not carried out. Because the packets are not processed using a single processor, the packets can become out of sync when received from multiple processors. The sensor must contain at least two physical sensing interfaces to perform both promiscuous and inline monitoring. If you enter such characters as a part of an object name through IDM, they are turned into something unrecognizable and you will not be able to delete or edit the resulting object through IDM or the CLI.

This is true for any string that is used by CLI as an identifier, for example, names of time periods, inspect maps, server and URL lists, and interfaces. Wait a few minutes after reconfiguration is complete before querying SensorApp for additional information.

Scroll down and uncheck the Reuse windows for launching shortcuts check box. For most IPS platforms, you can now recover the password on the sensor rather than using the service account or reimaging the sensor.

This section describes how to recover the password for the various IPS platforms. Password recovery implementations vary according to IPS platform requirements. Password recovery is implemented only for the cisco administrative account and is enabled by default. The cisco user password reverts to cisco and must be changed after the next login. Note Administrators may need to disable the password recovery feature for security reasons.

Table 4 lists the password recovery methods according to platform. For more information on when and how to disable password recovery, see Disabling Password Recovery. This section describes the two ways to recover the password for appliances. For series appliances, the password recovery is found in the GRUB menu, which appears during bootup. When the GRUB menu appears, press any key to pause the boot process. Note You must have a terminal server or direct serial connection to the appliance to use the GRUB menu to recover the password.

Step 1 Reboot the appliance. Step 2 Press any key to pause the boot process. The password is reset to cisco. You can change the password the next time you log into the CLI. The patches roll in to the next official major or minor update, or service pack. Before you can install a patch release, the most recent major or minor update, or service pack must be installed. For example, patch release 5. Note Upgrading to a newer patch does not require you to uninstall the old patch.

For example, you can upgrade from patch 5. Figure 1 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for major and minor updates, service packs, and patch releases. A signature update is a package file containing a set of rules designed to recognize malicious network activities. Signature updates are released independently from other software updates.

Each time a major or minor update is released, you can install signature updates on the new version and the next oldest version for a period of at least six months. Signature updates are dependent on a required signature engine version. Because of this, a req designator lists the signature engine required to support a particular signature update. Figure 2 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for signature updates. A signature engine update is an executable file containing binary code to support new signature updates.

Signature engine files require a specific service pack, which is also identified by the req designator. Figure 3 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for signature engine updates. Recovery and system image files contain separate versions for the installer and the underlying application. The installer version contains a major and minor version field.

The major version is incremented by one of any major changes to the image installer, for example, switching from. The minor version can be incremented by any one of the following:. Figure 4 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for recovery and system image files. Table 1 lists platform-independent Cisco IPS 6.

Refer to the Readmes that accompany the software files for detailed instructions on how to install the files. If there are defect fixes for the installer, for example, the underlying application version may still be 6. Table 2 describes platform-dependent software release examples. The file is installed from but does not affect the IDSM2 application partition. Table 3 describes the platform identifiers used in platform-specific names. This section provides information on upgrading to Cisco IPS 6.

For all other supported sensors, use the IPS-K You must reimagine the sensor using a system image file. All configuration settings are lost. If you only put the 6. Step 2 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges. Step 3 Enter configuration mode. Step 4 Upgrade the sensor. The URL points to where the update file is located, for example, to retrieve the update using FTP, enter the following:.

Step 5 Enter the password when prompted. Step 6 Enter yes to complete the upgrade. Note Major updates, minor updates, and service packs may force a restart of the IPS processes or even force a reboot of the sensor to complete installation. Note The operating system is reimaged and all files that have been placed on the sensor through the service account are removed. This section provides information about what to do after you install Cisco IPS 6. Compare your backed up and saved configuration with the output of the show configuration command after upgrading to 6.

If necessary, import the new SSL certificate for the upgraded sensor in to each tool being used to monitor the sensor. The web server for IDM resides on the sensor. You can access it through Internet Explorer or Firefox web browsers. Step 1 Open a web browser and enter the sensor IP address. A Security Alert dialog box appears.

Note IDM is already installed on the sensor. Note The default IP address is Step 2 Click Yes to accept the security certificate. Step 4 To verify the security certificate, check the Always trust content from this publisher check box, and click Yes. Note You must have JRE 1. If you have JRE 1. IDM begins to load. If you change panes from Home to Configuration or Monitoring before IDM has complete initialization, a Status dialog box appears with the following message:.

Note Both the default username and password are cisco. You were prompted to change the password during sensor initialization. After you launch IDM, is it not necessary for this window to remain open.

Although the sensor functions without the license key, you must have a license key to obtain signature updates. To obtain a license key, you must have the following:. Trial license keys are also available.

If you cannot get your sensor licensed because of problems with your contract, you can obtain a day trial license that supports signature updates that require licensing. You can obtain a license key from the Cisco. Or, you can update the license key from a license key provided in a local file. If you already have a valid license on the sensor, you can click Download on the License pane to download a copy of your license key to the computer that IDM or IME is running on and save it to a local file.

You can then replace a lost or corrupted license, or reinstall your license after you have reimaged the sensor. If you have a direct relationship with Cisco Systems, contact your account manager or service account manager to purchase the Cisco Services for IPS service contract. If you do not have a direct relationship with Cisco Systems, you can purchase the service account from a one-tier or two-tier partner.

After you have the Cisco Services for IPS service contract, you must also have your product serial number to apply for the license key. This section describes how to obtain and install the license key, and contains the following topics:.

Note In addition to a valid Cisco. The Licensing pane displays the status of the current license. If you have already installed your license, you can click Download to save it if needed. Step 3 Obtain a license key by doing one of the following:. This is the default method. Go to Step 4. To use this option, you must apply for a license key at www. This option is useful if your computer cannot access Cisco. Go to Step 7. The Status dialog box informs you that the sensor is trying to connect to Cisco.

An Information dialog box confirms that the license key has been updated. Step 5 Click OK. Step 6 Go to www. Step 7 Fill in the required fields. Your license key will be sent to the e-mail address you specified. Step 12 In the Local File Path field, specify the path to the license file or click Browse Local to browse to the file.

Step 13 Browse to the license file and click Open. Step 14 Click Update License. Step 5 Enter your username and password. Note You must have an IPS subscription service license to download software. Step 7 Click the type of software file you need. The available files appear in a list in the right side of the window.

You can sort by file name, file size, memory, and release date. And you can access the Release Notes and other product documentation.

Step 8 Click the file you want to download. The file details appear. Step 9 Verify that it is the correct file, and click Download. Step 10 Click Agree to accept the software download rules. The first time you download a file from Cisco.

The Cisco Systems Inc. The File Download dialog box appears. Step 11 Open the file or save it to your computer. Step 12 Follow the instructions in the Readme to install the update.

Note Major and minor updates, service packs, recovery files, signature and signature engine updates are the same for all sensors.

System image files are unique per platform. When you download IPS software images from Cisco. A major update contains new functionality or an architectural change in the product. For example, the Cisco IPS 6.

Major update 6. With each major update there are corresponding system and recovery packages. Note The 6. A minor update is incremental to the major version. Minor updates are also base versions for service packs. The first minor update for 6. Minor updates are released for minor enhancements to the product.

Minor updates contain all previous minor features except deprecated features , service pack fixes, signature updates since the last major version, and the new minor features being released. You can install the minor updates on the previous major or minor version and often even on earlier versions. The minimum supported version needed to upgrade to the newest minor version is listed in the Readme that accompanies the minor update.

With each minor update there are corresponding system and recovery packages. Service packs are cumulative following a base version release minor or major. Service packs are used for the release of defect fixes with no new enhancements.

Service packs contain all service pack fixes since the last base version minor or major and the new defect fixes being released. Service packs require the minor version. The minimum supported version needed to upgrade to the newest service pack is listed in the Readme that accompanies the service pack. Service packs also include the latest engine update. For example, if service pack 6. A patch release is used to address defects that are identified in the upgrade binaries after a software release.

Rather than waiting until the next major or minor update, or service pack to address these defects, a patch can be posted. Patches include all prior patch releases within the associated service pack level. The patches roll into the next official major or minor update, or service pack. Before you can install a patch release, the most recent major or minor update, or service pack must be installed. For example, patch release 6. Note Upgrading to a newer patch does not require you to uninstall the old patch.

For example, you can upgrade from patch 6. Figure 1 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for major and minor updates, service packs, and patch releases. A signature update is a package file containing a set of rules designed to recognize malicious network activities. Signature updates are released independently from other software updates. Each time a major or minor update is released, you can install signature updates on the new version and the next oldest version for a period of at least six months.

Signature updates are dependent on a required signature engine version. Because of this, a req designator lists the signature engine required to support a particular signature update. A signature engine update is an executable file containing binary code to support new signature updates. Signature engine files require a specific service pack, which is also identified by the req designator.

Figure 3 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for signature engine updates. Recovery and system image files contain separate versions for the installer and the underlying application. The installer version contains a major and minor version field. The major version is incremented by one of any major changes to the image installer, for example, switching from.

The minor version can be incremented by any one of the following:. Figure 4 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for recovery and system image files. Table 1 lists platform-independent Cisco IPS 6. Refer to the Readmes that accompany the software files for detailed instructions on how to install the files.

If there are defect fixes for the installer, for example, the underlying application version may still be 6. Table 2 describes platform-dependent software release examples. The file is installed from but does not affect the IDSM2 application partition. Table 3 describes the platform identifiers used in platform-specific names.

This section provides information on upgrading to Cisco IPS 6. The following upgrade notes and caveats apply to upgrading your sensor to IPS 6. For all other supported sensors, use the IPS-K If you only put the 6.

After the module has been automatically updated, you can reenable heartbeat reset. If you do not disable heartbeat reset, the upgrade can fail and leave the module in an unknown state, which can require a system reimage to recover. You can reenable heartbeat reset after you complete the upgrade. You can reimage your sensor in the following ways:. Step 2 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.

Step 3 Enter configuration mode. Step 4 Upgrade the sensor. The URL points to where the update file is located, for example, to retrieve the update using FTP, enter the following:. Step 6 Enter yes to complete the upgrade. Note Major updates, minor updates, and service packs may force a restart of the IPS processes or even force a reboot of the sensor to complete installation. Note The operating system is reimaged and all files that have been placed on the sensor through the service account are removed.

For the procedure for locating software on Cisco. This section provides information about what to do after you install Cisco IPS 6. Compare your backed up and saved 6. For a list of the caveats associated with this release, see Caveats. If necessary import the new SSL certificate for the upgraded sensor in to each tool being used to monitor the sensor.

The web server for IDM resides on the sensor. You can access it through Internet Explorer or Firefox web browsers. Note IDM is already installed on the sensor. Step 1 Open a web browser and enter the sensor IP address. A Security Alert dialog box appears. The configuration becomes persistent as the commands are entered.

The exact format of the source and destination URLs varies according to the file. Here are the valid types:. The syntax for this prefix is:. Step 1 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.

Step 4 Enter no to retain the currently configured hostname, IP address, subnet mask, management interface, and access list. We recommend you retain this information to preserve access to your sensor after the rest of the configuration has been restored. You can find major and minor updates, service packs, signature and signature engine updates, system and recovery files, firmware upgrades, and readmes on the Download Software site on Cisco.

Signature updates are posted to Cisco. Service packs are posted to Cisco. Major and minor updates are also posted periodically. Check Cisco. Note You must be logged in to Cisco. You must have an active IPS maintenance contract and a Cisco. You must have a license to apply signature updates. Step 1 Log in to Cisco. Step 2 From the Support drop-down menu, choose Download Software. Step 5 Enter your username and password. Note You must have an IPS subscription service license to download software.

Step 7 Click the type of software file you need. The available files appear in a list in the right side of the window. You can sort by file name, file size, memory, and release date. And you can access the Release Notes and other product documentation. Step 8 Click the file you want to download. The file details appear. Step 9 Verify that it is the correct file, and click Download. Step 10 Click Agree to accept the software download rules. The first time you download a file from Cisco.

The Cisco Systems Inc. The File Download dialog box appears. Step 11 Open the file or save it to your computer. Step 12 Follow the instructions in the Readme to install the update. Note Major and minor updates, service packs, recovery files, signature and signature engine updates are the same for all sensors.

System image files are unique per platform. When you download IPS software images from Cisco. A major update contains new functionality or an architectural change in the product. For example, the Cisco IPS 6. Major update 6. With each major update there are corresponding system and recovery packages. Note The 6. If you are reinstalling 6. A minor update is incremental to the major version. Minor updates are also base versions for service packs.

The first minor update for 6. Minor updates are released for minor enhancements to the product. Minor updates contain all previous minor features except deprecated features , service pack fixes, signature updates since the last major version, and the new minor features being released. You can install the minor updates on the previous major or minor version and often even on earlier versions. The minimum supported version needed to upgrade to the newest minor version is listed in the Readme that accompanies the minor update.

With each minor update there are corresponding system and recovery packages. A service pack is cumulative following a base version release minor or major. Service packs are used for the release of defect fixes with no new enhancements. Service packs contain all service pack fixes since the last base version minor or major and the new defect fixes being released. Service packs require the minor version. The minimum supported version needed to upgrade to the newest service pack is listed in the Readme that accompanies the service pack.

Service packs also include the latest engine update. For example, if service pack 6. A patch release is used to address defects that are identified in the upgrade binaries after a software release. Rather than waiting until the next major or minor update, or service pack to address these defects, a patch can be posted. Patches include all prior patch releases within the associated service pack level.

The patches roll in to the next official major or minor update, or service pack. Before you can install a patch release, the most recent major or minor update, or service pack must be installed. For example, patch release 5. Note Upgrading to a newer patch does not require you to uninstall the old patch. For example, you can upgrade from patch 5. Figure 1 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for major and minor updates, service packs, and patch releases. A signature update is a package file containing a set of rules designed to recognize malicious network activities.

Signature updates are released independently from other software updates. Each time a major or minor update is released, you can install signature updates on the new version and the next oldest version for a period of at least six months. Signature updates are dependent on a required signature engine version.

Because of this, a req designator lists the signature engine required to support a particular signature update. Figure 2 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for signature updates. A signature engine update is an executable file containing binary code to support new signature updates. Signature engine files require a specific service pack, which is also identified by the req designator.

Figure 3 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for signature engine updates. Recovery and system image files contain separate versions for the installer and the underlying application. The installer version contains a major and minor version field.

The major version is incremented by one of any major changes to the image installer, for example, switching from. The minor version can be incremented by any one of the following:. Figure 4 illustrates what each part of the IPS software file represents for recovery and system image files. Table 1 lists platform-independent Cisco IPS 6. Refer to the Readmes that accompany the software files for detailed instructions on how to install the files.

If there are defect fixes for the installer, for example, the underlying application version may still be 6. Table 2 describes platform-dependent software release examples. The file is installed from but does not affect the IDSM2 application partition.

Table 3 describes the platform identifiers used in platform-specific names. This section provides information on upgrading to Cisco IPS 6.